Re: Question for spotters
I have twice been approached by the police, in both instances they were in plain clothes and unmarked vehicles, as I was standing on the ARMCO protecting a parking area (outside the fence) adjacent to the met (wx not Police) station (inside the fence) on the south side of the Northern Perimeter road.
I was with a friend (who is Seychellois), hoping to photograph one of the first Air Seychelle landings after the move of the service from LGW.
The officers were non-threatening and polite and asked for identification. Production of passport, driving licence, them making a quick radio call and it was over. It was a very professional interface. They left to go about their business leaving me to go about mine. We were not warned nor asked to move on.
Now, I will admit that it could be argued that we were preventing them from whatever else it is they might have been doing, but so might anybody else walking along the footpath immediately alongside the perimeter fence. I will also admit that should I see anything suspicious, in my eyes, I will report it.
One's rare visits are now,more or less, restricted to Myrtle Avenue. I do not collect registrations, photograph only what is not the norm and have a lifelong fascination with aviation, and the fact that 10s of tons of metal, flesh and fuel behave so beautifully when in the air.